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The ride to the hospital was all a blur for Maura. Not so much for Constance who had to sit and listen to Maura cry in the passenger seat, more than once Constance thought about pulling over so she could comfort her pained daughter but the sooner they got to the hospital the better.
Despite being only 4 years old, Arabella had witnessed her mother cry countless times however this time seemed to be much different to the others.
"Grandmother?"
"Yes Arabella?" Constance replied as soft as she could manage knowing her granddaughter had seen enough pain from her mother alone.
"Is my baby brother okay?" Arabella replied with a trembling lip
The minute Arabella asked the question Maura managed to snap out of her daze and into her instinctive motherly presence.
"Baby look at me" Maura said looking into the back seat of her mothers car where her daughter was in her car seat "Everything is going to be absolutely fine, I promise, I just need to have a quick check up at the doctors okay?" Maura, being a highly appraised doctor, knew this was not the case. The ever active baby that kept her awake at night kicking her stomach had not moved since she had fallen down the stairs. Rubbing her stomach, Maura the woman of science, prayed to the highest of powers that her baby boy still had a heart beat.
Constance felt helpless. She shouldn't have let Maura continue to live with that animal of a man. Maura could continue to defend him but there was no chance in hell he would ever step within 100 metres of her precious family ever again. Being an Isles certainly had its advantages.
Constance pulled up in the hospital parking lot and reached across the car console to reach for Maura's shaking hand. Now more than ever she needed to be strong for her daughter and Constance was more than ready.
"You can do this, I know you can, I love you so much! you're so strong and your father and I will be right by your side I promise you that sweetie" Constance whispered in Maura's ear as she pulled her in for an embrace that Maura desperately needed. Maura pulled back giving a watery smile and unclipped her seatbelt. It's now or never, Maura thought.
Constance pulled open the back seat of her car and very carefully, as to not startle the half sleeping four year old, lifted Arabella out of her seat and onto her hip. The blonde haired girl who was the spitting image of her mother with her button nose and freckled cheeks wearily looked up at her grandmother and whispered, as if to keep it a secret from her mother "Please nana, keep daddy away from mommy"
Constance looked down at the little carbon copy with unshed tears in the corner of her beautiful hazel eyes and replied "I will, don't you worry about it poppet it will all be okay, now how's about we see if we can get your grandfather hmm?"
For the first time all night Arabella cracked a smile albeit a small one.
"Arabella can you help me and be a good girl and go stand with your mummy for 2 minutes whilst I go get a doctor please?" Arabella nodded instantly.
As soon as Maura entered the waiting lobby she knew she had to sit down or she would pass out. Looking down at her legs as she sat down on an uncomfortable plastic chair she noticed the blood had stopped which she knew was a good sign despite only ever doing one rotation on the OB/GYN ward.
"Hello, I've just come in with my daughter Dr Maura Isles-"
A red headed middle aged doctor behind the receptionist of the help desk cut in before Constance could get any further.
"The ex chief medical examiner of Massachusetts?"
"Yes that would be correct" Constance replied tersely, not having the time to make small talk.
"Could you please get a wheelchair and collect Dr Isles from the waiting lounge and take her to private room 2 please on the 3rd floor Charlie" The red headed doctor ordered to a passing by porter.
Placing her hand out the doctor introduced herself "Hello, my names Dr Penelope Keys, sorry about that interruption Mrs Isles is it? Let's go check on your daughter."
As Maura was being wheeled around and up to the private room she knew all too well she couldn't help but feel like she had finally escaped from her living nightmare. Arabella had somehow managed to fit herself to fit onto the wheelchair along with her mother regardless of the baby bump in the way. Arabella had her head level with the bump and was whispering so quietly to the bump that Maura couldn't hear, something Maura notices Arabella does often to sooth herself to sleep. She must be tired,I can't blame her, Maura thinks.
As Maura gets situated in the familiar private room she often had to visit after various arguments with Ian, Constance lifts Arabella up and slips out of the room reassuring Maura she would be right back.
"You know I won right?" Despite being injured Janes competitive side still shines through as she glances over at her brother sat in the seat next to her in the A&E waiting lounge.
Just as Frankie is about to retort with a no doubt sarcastic comment a woman stood with a little girl interrupts him.
"Hello, I'm sorry to be so rude but I just wondered if I could borrow your mobile phone to phone my husband? I've just arrived with my daughter and I was in such a rush to get her here I left it at her house."
Jane curiously looked over the woman and blond haired child who she assumed was the woman's granddaughter. The woman looked to be a complete mess and the child looked like she could fall asleep at any moment.
Jane pulled her phone from her back pocket and passed it over to the older woman.
"Thank you! I'm Constance Isles and this is my granddaughter Arabella, would it be okay if she sat with you whilst I made this phone call?" Jane came to the conclusion that whatever was going to be said was not for little ears and agreed without batting an eyelid.
"Yeah, no problem" Jane just smiled politely at the woman and patted the seat next to her, offering the young child who accepted immediately. Whilst Constance went over to the nearest window, Arabella had fallen asleep rested on Janes arm. However within a minute the child began to shake and whimper, a nightmare, Jane thought as the little girl began mumbling and crying.
"Daddy no more" "Mummy, mummy, mummy!" Jane couldn't let the little girl become even more distressed and so lifted the little girl up.
"Janie? Where ya going?" Frankie asked bewildered as to where Jane could be taking the child.
"I'll be right back, I'm just going to go and see if I can find out where her Ma is" Jane whispered back trying not to further upset the little girl cuddled up in her olive skin arms.
Unknown to Jane, this meeting was going to change her life for the better.
Hey there everybody! So this is the merging of Jane and Maura so hopefully next chapter we will see some possible bonding, open to suggestions though so review away! I know this chapter is heavy with Constance however not many fics feature her and soI like to delve into her feelings as we don't see her in the programme anymore, any advice/messages greatly accepted!